Port Fourchon

A seagull flies in front of boat docks in Port Fourchon, La. Houston-based company Canyon Supply and Logistics plans to create at Ingleside what Port Fourchon has, with more amenities and the ability to service oil and gas firms' land and deepwater exploration and dockside business.

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Ships rest in dock in Port Fourchon, La. Houston-based company Canyon Supply and Logistics plans to create at Ingleside what Port Fourchon has, with more amenities and the ability to service oil and gas firms' land and deepwater exploration and dockside business.

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The Gloria B Callais rests at a dock in Port Fourchon, La. Canyon Supply and Logistics plans to create at Ingleside what Port Fourchon has, with more amenities and the ability to service oil and gas firms' land and deepwater exploration and dockside business.

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Cranes along the waterway at Port Fourchon, La., help large ships remove their cargo. The port generates $1.5 billion in business sales, $351 million in salaries and more than 8,000 jobs.

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The beach at Port Fourchon remains closed to visitors as a result of last year's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, which left the sand on the beaches in southern Louisiana coated in thick oil.

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Oil rigs sit in the Gulf of Mexico south of Port Fourchon in southern Louisiana. Port Fourchon services 90 percent of offshore oil activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

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The land around Port Fourchon was built up from the marsh to accommodate its buildings and dry docks. The port generates $1.5 billion in business sales, $351 million in salaries and more than 8,000 jobs

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Cranes along the waterway at Port Fourchon, La., help large ships remove their cargo.

Mariner Benjamin Fuselier, of Alexandria, La., walks through Port Fourchon after coming back onshore from an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

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A view of part of Port Fourchon facing West. Port Fourchon, the southernmost port in Louisiana, services 90 percent of offshore oil activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

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A view of Port Fourchon from the south. The former Navy base in Ingleside, like Port Fourchon 30 years ago, is poised to take advantage of a new drilling hot spot.

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A great white heron stands in the marshes of Port Fourchon, La. Port Fourchon, the southernmost port in Louisiana, services 90 percent of offshore oil activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

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A great white heron flies over the marshes of Port Fourchon, La. The former Navy base in Ingleside, like Port Fourchon 30 years ago, is poised to take advantage of a new drilling hot spot.

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Two seagulls rest on a dock at a ship yard in Port Fourchon, La. Houston-based company Canyon Supply and Logistics plans to create at Ingleside what Port Fourchon has, with more amenities and the ability to service oil and gas firms' land and deepwater exploration and dockside business.

Julia Rendleman

The beach at Port Fourchon remains closed to visitors as a result of last year's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, which left the sand on the beaches in southern Louisiana coated in thick oil. A deepwater drilling ban after the oil spill left business at a crawl at Port Fourchon, but plans for Ingleside wouldn't be so dependent on offshore drilling.